You Will Be Missed

I'm sad to report that a week ago today my uncle lost his battle with cancer. He fought so hard up until the very end but I'm glad he no longer has to suffer. He was an amazing person that always made those around him smile/laugh. Sometimes it still doesn't feel real. When I look back at important times in my life- graduations, birthdays, holidays, trips to camp- he was there. I will always treasure the bond that we had. I feel we were pretty close for an uncle and niece. I'm thankful I was able to hug him one last time and tell him that I loved him the night before he passed. It's been a tough week for the whole family/friends. I continue to pray for my aunt, cousins, grandmother, mother, and uncles as they try to deal with his loss as well. I can't imagine losing my husband/father/son/brother.

Looking back on the laughs is what helps get you through times like this. My memories of Pooh Pooh include- Barnard Bashes, the spray on hair running in his eyes, pee wee herman dance/laugh, weekly trips to Kristophers and the grilled cheese incident and sugar packets, being at my softball games but chanting football cheers (ie: push em back push em back waaaaaay back), the ride home in the camero when the "clutch" messed up, getting in the river when the water was up and he was holding richard and I b/c of the current and told us the water might get warm for a few seconds, the infamous cat call rrrreeeeaaaarrrr, always saying "what" while trying to look so innocent, the chuck taylors with budweiser shorts and fishing hat at camp, JD!, beer chime mugs, "clogging", hearing the story about roasting a large "marshmellow", James Taylor concerts, and so many other stories that brought a smile to our faces and will continue to do for years to come.

I love you and miss you dearly uncle Dick. But I know you are in a better place watching over and protecting all of us!
~*~ Years ago at Camp Clogging w/Elaine... Not sure What he did To Me~*~

~*~ Halloween '03~*~

~*~ Wish it wasn't so dark... Shows his Randomness~*~

~*~Halloween '06- Longhorns Fan Costume~*~

~*~ Our Bachelor/Bachelorette Party '07~*~

Emotional Roller Coaster Ride

Lot of catching up so here we go. All my doctor appoinments so far have been going well. I'm no longer measuring ahead of schedule so I'm not really sure what the cause was. But as long as mommy and baby are healthy that's all that matters.

April 22nd was our baby shower and we had a great time seeing old friends and hanging out. Our friends/family absolutely SPOILED this little girl and she's not even here yet. We are so greatful to everyone for your gifts. THere were even some guys there to join in our celebration and help Frankie through a few back for his birthday. His buddies from work got him some diapers lol... that was a gift that he and Skye had in common =o)

~*~ Opening Gifts~*~

~*~ The Guys~*~

~*~ The Gifts~*~

The morning after the shower we headed to the beach with my mom and grandmother. We were disappointed at first when we checked in because our room was supposed to be oceanfront and it was ocean view...barely. The next morning we were moved to an oceanfront room and all was well. It was pretty chilly the first 2 days but then it was nice the rest of the week. We enjoyed being on the beach, the indoor pool, going to Ripley's Aquarium, and we even to Joey to Ride Makerz to build a car. He LOVED it! When we walked in the store he went wild seeing all the car stuff. Coming home was not something I was looking forward too... especially since I had to go back to work that weekend.

~*~ Building Our Truck~*~

~*~ At the Aquarium~*~

~*~ Getting Water with Daddy~*~

~*~ The Gang~*~

~*~ Nana Giving Joey a Ride~*~

When we got home we received word that my uncle had been rushed to the hospital. He's been battling cancer for the past year. The next night I called in so that I could go visit him with my family. What an eye opening experience. It was so devastating to see him not awake when he had just been himself (cutting up, joking, at home) the days before. Through lots of prayers, some steroids and other meds brought him back to his usual jokester self. He went to the Hospice unit for a couple of days but I'm happy to say that he's currently back at home :*) Thank you God!

Easter =o)

Hope everyone had a great Easter. Ours was pretty eventless which made it perfect =o). We went to church, where Joey did an egg hunt while in nursery, and then we came home and had dinner. We colored eggs with Joey for the first time a few days before Easter. It was so much fun watching him. He loved taking the eggs out of one color and putting them in another.

~*~Our Eggs~*~

~*~Daddy Helping~*~

~*~Mommy Helping~*~

~*~Coloring Eggs~*~

~*~So Proud~*~

Frankie took him to see the Easter bunny on Friday and Joey was not having any part of that so Frankie had to get in the picture with him =o)

I had my doctor appointment today and got to have an ultrasound. I was measuring big at my last appointment so the doctor wanted to find out why. Still no answers for that because Skylar's size is good and my fluid level is normal. Get to go back in 2wks for another check up. Fingers crossed that everything goes well.

~*~Face~*~

~*~Profile w/Feet and Hands at Face~*~

~*~Still a Girl~*~

Good Times with Old Friends

So today Joey and I enjoyed a day trip to South Carolina to hang out with my childhood friend Elysia and her little girl Isabella. It was so much fun. Elysia and I just sat back and had so many laughs watching the kids together. The kids even got to enjoy a lil dip in the pool although I must say it wasn't at the same time lol. Isabella got in and Joey stayed on the side. When Isabella got out, Joey got in. But all in all they had a good time. It's nice having friends with kids. Hopefully our little ones can grow up to be lifelong friends like we have =o)

~*~Enjoying some cheese balls~*~

~*~ Playing in the pool~*~

~*~ Goodbye hugs~*~

Yay! No Diabetes!

I'm happy to say that I don't have diabetes this pregnancy. Yay! I went to the doctor last Monday and did my one hour glucose test and had my monthly check up. Baby sounded good but apparently I'm measuring a little bit bigger than what I should so I go for an ultrasound on the 9th. Anyways... they called me Wednesday to tell me that my sugar was 146 (the cut off for diabetes is 140) so I had to go back on Friday for a 3 hour test. Oh.... my.... goodness. That was the LONGEST 3 hours. I was hoping to maybe leave and come back(wishful thinking) but I had to get blood drawn every hour. My arms looked horrible by the time I left. I was a little nervous when I left wondering if I would be diagnosed again. Luckily today I got the phone call stating that I had passed my test. Yay! Thank you God!

Joey had a doctor visit last week too. He did great! He finally didn't scream when the doctor came in. He is almost 36 inches and just under 30lbs. The doctor said he sounded/looked great so we don't have to come back for another year =o)

Mom came in to visit on Friday and she'll be leaving tomorrow. We did a little shopping and tried to get some scrapbooking done. Didn't get a whole lot of that accomplished but it was still nice spending time with her. Tomorrow I'm driving to SC to spend time with my friend Elysia and her little girl. Can't wait to watch our lil ones play together =o)

Other than that, life in our household is the same. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I go to dayshift by the end of this month/beginning of next. I hate to take the pay cut but it's really the only way to keep some sense of normalcy. Post again soon!

Below are a couple of Joey's 2 year pix. He did so good =o)

I can't believe my little man is 2!! Where did the time go? Mom and I spent Friday the weekend cleaning the house and decorating signs for his party. His birthday was on Friday but we had his party yesterday. The party turned out nice. The weather was beautiful so we were outside most of the time. Since Joey is into trains so much right now, we rented a train for his party. His reaction to the train showing up was priceless! The guy drove down the road ringing his bells to surprise the kids and it worked. It was worth every penny seeing Joey's reaction. And I must say that our friends and family spoiled him rotten.

As far as baby updates there's not much new to report. I'm still getting bigger and bigger and we still have a healthy baby girl on the way. We finished the majority of her nursery. The last thing to do is hang the decorations on the wall and we will be done. I have my next appoinment in a couple of weeks and I'll redo my glucose test then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I pass it.

Here's some pics from the party =o)

~*~ Getting ready to go for a ride~*~

~*~ Some of the guests~*~

~*~ Blowing out his candles~*~

~*~ His new ride~*~

Deja Puke

Wouldn't you know that I'm hardly ever sick with more than a sniffle these days but with both pregnancies I have managed to catch a stomach bug. Yuck!! Thursday night around 7:30 I started getting sick. Tried eating dinner with no luck. I fell asleep and woke up around midnight and tried some water and saltines. I then tried stayed awake for a while because I was supposed to work Friday night. Well, no luck with the water and saltines. I called the doctors office to speak with a nurse (yes I know... aren't I one... but when it comes to my unborn child I'd rather have a second opinion.) They recommended that I go to the ER. I decided to wait it out a little longer (because us nurses are stubborn) and tried to keep down just water... surprise suprise no luck once again. When my pulse got to 110 I decided to go ahead and go before I got anymore dehydrated. By the time we got to the ER my pulse was 126. So after 4.5 hours, a liter of fluid, some nausea medicine, and a very irritable toddle we were able to go home. Atleast I didn't have to be admitted this time like I did with Joey. Now I'm fine and everything checked out with the baby. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Joey and Frankie don't catch the bug. I spoke to my mom and apparently my dad was sick the same time I was. That bug is vicious.


Speaking of my dad. I was watching CMT and heard a song that I love and it makes me think about he and I everytime I hear it. It's Trace Adkins "Just Fishin'". It brings back memories of my dad teaching me to fish in the river in WV. And I love how the little girl in the video has to touch the fish before he puts it back in the water because that was me =o) Love you dad!